Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-07

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THE past year has been one Of the
most remarkable that this old world
has ever rolled through. Its history is
lanything but commonplace. il is full OF
| unusual and interesting events. The first
and saddest feature that breaks upon
the memory is tile very large number
of the distinguished dead iii this coun-
try. Gen Winfield Scott Hancock, Hor-
alto Seymour, John b. Cough, John
Kelly, David Davis, Paul Eli Hayne,
Samuel j. I,ildens ex- President Chester
A. Arthur-all passed away and Friday
thousands OF people Witnessed the OBJ
sequies Of John AZ Logan, whose death
occurred on Sunday previous,
In land disasters this has been one of
the most extraordinary years on record.
The loss Of life aud property by storm
and flood was unpar Tiled The storms
on the Texas coast alone destroyed
thirty eight lives and $4,000. 900 Of
property. The FIRE record will, perhaps,
be the largest ever known. But the
greatest event OF the year was the
earthquake in the Middle and South
ern States, beginning ON the last day ot
| August and continuing for weeks,
wrecking the city OF Charleston, killing
I46 people and destroying over IS. 600.
900 of property. This was the FIRST great
earthquakes on the Atlantic slope, and
the interest it attracted was world-wide.
It was an important year to the work
| ingmen. The great strike occurred IN
the Southwest. and there we're biz
strikes throughout the country, the
| largest Ofwhich was the strike for eight
| hours work on the Ist OF May. The
labor associations and organizations
were particularly active an through the
wear, andfthe conventions ofthe knights
| Of Labor were of unusual interest. The
candidacy of Henry George for the
mayoralty, Of New York city was anoth-
err eventSo great importance to the
| workingmen.
Next to the Charleston earthquake.
the most horrible event of the year was
the Anarchist riot in Chicago on the
18th of May, when the bombs thrown
killed seven policemen and wounded
eighty-three officers and citizens. This
was followed by a long trial. which re-
suited in the conviction.of seven Of the
Hringleaders, who are now under SEN
tence of death. Other famous. trials of
! the year were those Of the Doodle alder
men Of New York One Of them. Jaehne.
| is in the penitentiarv. and there will
probably be others there if time only
holds out and the prosecuting officers
IN New York do not die of old age.
The fishery troubles at the North aud
the Cutting troubles at the South were
the most exciting foreign complications
of the year.
The installation Of Cardinal Gibbons,
/ the completion of the Philadelphia ex-
tension, Of the B. * O.. the burning Of
Salisbury, the lynching trial at Cum
berland. and the conviction Of Burke
and Kennedy at Westminster are among
the events that will be recalled in this
state.
But. after all, probably the most in
teresting occurrence to this country
was the marriage of President Cleve-.
land to young aud beautiful wife.